Grotto Pizza

It’s Grotto’s– service is bad, but the food is great! Stop hating and enjoy the cheese-​sauce-​cheese-​sauce layout combination

Eh.
Bathrooms are usually pretty bad and I haven’t had the best experiences with the bartenders. Nothing special, for sure.

The pizza was not fantastic — dry and carboardy with not enough sauce. The atmosphere of the place was fun during the world cup but I would not come back here to eat.

I went here because I had to– the campus dining hall was closed and it was too cold to walk further.
I cannot eat tomatoes. It’s not up for debate for me, although it’s technically not an allergy, it can still send me to the hospital. I explained this, in detail, to the cashier. She suggested one of the panini’s, and I said okay, sounds good. Food was ready right on time, and I was ready to go. I got back to my dorm room, opened my box, to find that the sandwich was covered in tomato sauce.
Back out into the cold I went, showed her the sandwich, and requested a sandwich I knew didn’t have tomatoes on it, and verified that she would make sure it didn’t. While the sandwich was good when I finally got to eat it, it wasn’t worth the hassle, and I honestly would have rather just skipped dinner altogether than deal with that mess.

The absolute worst. I don’t even know where to begin! The place is digusting… the service is HORRIBLE… the food is TRASH! Spend your money elsewhere!!! Hell Hole!

Let’s be honest. Nobody goes to Grotto’s to eat their food. You go to Grotto’s because you want to get hammered off Coors Light, do «Slater Races,» and wear a tank top in the process. Grotto’s is UD at its best and its worst simultaneously.

Grotto in Newark is a cheap place to drink, which leads to a rowdy obnoxious crowd and a dirty atmosphere. The drinks are cheap and large, but not very tasty. The pizza is overhyped and greasy. It has decent amenities for a sports bar, but there are better options nearby (Buffalo Wild Wings, for example).
If you’re looking for a stereotypical college party, you might enjoy Grotto, especially at night. But I haven’t enjoyed my visits.

No better way to kick off Memorial Day weekend, than enjoying some Grottos! Service is slow, but the food is fantastic. Great place to witness the NY Rangers take on a win.

I am still a huge fan of Grottos after all these years. I grew up eating this pizza and I’m excited when I’m in the area and can swing by. This location is definitely not «family friendly» and tailors more to the college crowd. If it’s a nice day out, forget about having a nice quiet meal. It can definitely be a fun atmosphere. I hope I can swing by more this year.

This place is downright garbage. The floors are sticky and usually have throw up or beer on them — which the staff pretends not to see. There are constantly fights, some involving the people that work there. I’ve seen the bouncers actually knock people out before which is a bit aggressive because usually the other person is just drunk and annoying, not physically threatening. Lastly, the people that go here are violent and disrespectful. Go here if you want to see girls in tube dresses with six-​inch heels twerking and screaming at the top of their lungs. Totally classless.

Disgusting and terrible pizza. Do me a favor, go accross the street and get a real pizza on Peace a pizza.

Dirty, sticky floors, napkins and plastic cups thrown all over the floor with nobody seeming to care enough to clean up, average age of probably 18 with fake ID’s to maybe 24 tops. Drinks were cheap but tasted cheap. Stayed here for 1 round and then we got out as quickly as we could.

I like it here. It’s my go to after school on some weekends. Pizza is good too. I like the sweetness of the tomato sauce.

NEVER ORDER A GLASS OF WINE from this place!!!
This happened 5 months ago. I went to the bar at Grottos (the one on Main Street in Newark) and ordered a glass of wine. HE USED A DIRTY WASHCLOTH to clean my glass.
There was some dirt and bugs floating in my drink! I gave him back my glass and told him there was stuff floating in my drink. The bartender told me not to worry and that «it was just pieces of cork floating in it».
Disgusting! Since then, I have never returned to Grottos!!! I pointed out that there was stuff floating in my drink and he didn’t care! When someone spends $ 5 on a glass of wine, there shouldn’t be ANYTHING floating in it!

I would rank this place higher because of the cheap drinks, big bar, nostalgia on the part of older UD grads like me, new memories for current students, yadda yadda.
But let’s talk about the women’s bathroom. WHAT. THE. WHAT? I’ve been to some dives, and I have NEVER seen a bathroom more disgusting than what I witnessed yesterday (a Saturday night, around 10pm, when the bar was not that busy). One stall door is missing, another is hanging by a hinge, the only toilet paper to be found is on the floor, and most of it appears to have already been used, there is pee EVERYWHERE. I thought maybe the ADA accessible bathroom would be better (it has a full door, after all), but nope, just as bad. So much pee on the seat. SO MUCH PEE. I just don’t understand… How can an establishment that actually has a sit-​down restaurant component get away with this kind of nastiness?
Grottos– if you want to have a nice bathroom, keep it nice. People will respect it if you respect it. Where are the doors? Were women just angrily kicking down the doors so frequently that you were like, «screw it, they can just go doorless!»?
Ladies– What the heck are you doing in there? You’re not animals! It’s not that hard NOT to pee on the seat (or floor, or I’m sure, the sink). If you’re so angry you could break off a stall door, go home. You’re drunk.
I ended up just going upstairs to Kildaire’s to pee instead. Ridiculous.

Townies (and other Delaware locals) be warned. This is not the place you want to be on any given night of the week. Unless, of course, you’re an over-​sexed college kid more interested in killing brain cells cheaply and screaming «come at me bra» at the top of your lungs.
What was once a passable sports bar has pretty much been hijacked as a premier destination for every seedy cliché a college town has to offer. Don’t bring your kids, don’t even bring yourself. Patronize one of Newark’s other establishments. If you absolutely have to go to a sports bar, there’s much better one’s like Pat’s MVP lounge and Buffalo Wild Wings down on Elkton Road (soon to be West Main Street).
And the pizza? What once may have been an «ok» pizza pie now resembles cheese covered, grease soaked piece of cardboard with a swirl of ketchup on the top.

Typical College pizza that lacks taste in a College town.

Grotto has been a staple for many years, but it now only survives on its past reputation and nostalgic feeling some get when remembering the great food they once did but no longer have. I think it may be time for the owners to give Gordon Ramsey a call.
Now down to business. The food at Grotto has not only gone down the hill, its become a mountain slide of poor quality, poor service and cheap ingredients. When you look at the pizza they now serve, it simply looks gross. It doesn’t get much better in the taste department, a below average rating comes to mind.
You can clearly see, taste and feel the lack of quality that now exists at Grotto. It reminds me of the superstar ball player who signs a huge contract and then just goes belly up out of laziness since they have their paycheck all sewn up.
Well, it’s time to give Grotto their unconditional release and move on to a pizzeria that knows what Grotto once did, exceptional quality and service is what keeps customers coming back.

Functional pizza. They do have Somewhat unique toppings (the works, buffalo chicken, veggie lovers). The pizza crust is somewhat flimsy, and so each slice cannot support the weight of the toppings — so it ends up all over the plate (or floor).

«I dont like it… It gives me the Toots» Co-​worker, college student and Deleware resident Brandon, when asked if he liked Deleware staple, Grotto Pizza. Kids say the darndest things.
Notice I didnt take off any stars based on Brandons «review». If anything, im inclined to add a star. Ive been laughing about this periodically for a few days now. Thanks Brandon and thanks Grotto for your TOOT inducing Pizza!